Hagley Oval
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The ground in 2007
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| Ground information | |||
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| Location | Christchurch, Canterbury | ||
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| Establishment | c1886 | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 (with temporary seating) | ||
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| Port Hills End City End |
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| International information | |||
| First Test | 26–29 December 2014: New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ||
| First ODI | 23 January 2014: Canada v Scotland | ||
| Last ODI | 28 December 2015: New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ||
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| As of 28 December 2015 Source: CricketArchive |
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Hagley Oval is a cricket ground located in Hagley Park in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867, when Canterbury cricket team hosted Otago cricket team. Canterbury used the ground infrequently from then through until the 1920s, but hardly stopped during World War I.
The first match in the Plunket Shield was played there in December 1907, when Canterbury played Auckland.[1] Canterbury returned there in 1979, and played a number of their 1993/94 Shell Cup home matches at the ground.
The first One Day International at the ground was played between Scotland and Canada during the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 23 January 2014. The ground has also hosted three Women's Test matches and six Women's ODIs.
In 2013 the controversial Canterbury Cricket proposal to develop Hagley Oval as an international cricket venue was approved by the Environment Court.[2] During the process of building and renovation of the Oval, it suffered two major floodings in 2013.
In 2014 Hagley Oval became the eighth Test venue in New Zealand. The Boxing Day match against Sri Lanka marked New Zealand's first Test in Christchurch since the city was hit by a major earthquake in 2011, but nearly 10 years since Lancaster Park held what became the final match in Christchurch in 2006.[3][4]Brendon McCullum scored his fastest test hundred in New Zealand's history. He also scored his 1000th test run in the 2014 calendar year, but missed out on his 4th test double century in that calendar year.
Hagley Oval hosted NZ's opening ceremony and match for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, while their final match as host of the World Cup was between England and Scotland on 23 February 2015, which was a day after the 4th anniversary of 2011 Christchurch Earthquake.
When the Oval has no matches scheduled, it can still be used as a community park, with youth level, mixed-gender cricket being played on Saturdays. The tent-like pavilion was named after Richard Hadlee when the old Hadlee stand of Lancaster Park being demolished first after the Park become unusable.The pitch is designed like an inverted saucer, with 11 slots for drop-in pitches and emulates certain aspects of Lord's and a large and fast outfield of Adelaide Oval, so it slopes down evenly outside the boundaries.[5]
Tests hosted
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
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 New Zealand |
 Sri Lanka |
New Zealand |
By 8 wickets | 2014 |
| New Zealand |
 Australia |
2016 |
ODIs hosted
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
 Scotland |
Scotland |
By 170 runs | 2014 |
 Kenya |
Scotland |
Scotland |
By 3 wickets | 2014 |
| New Zealand |
Sri Lanka |
New Zealand |
By 3 wickets | 2015 |
| New Zealand |
Sri Lanka |
New Zealand |
By 98 runs | 2015 |
 Pakistan |
 West Indies |
West Indies |
By 150 runs | 2015 |
 England |
Scotland |
England |
By 119 runs | 2015 |
| New Zealand |
Sri Lanka |
New Zealand |
By 7 wickets | 2015 |
| New Zealand |
Sri Lanka |
New Zealand |
By 10 wickets | 2015 |
See also
References
- ↑ R.T. Brittenden, Great Days in New Zealand Cricket, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1958, pp. 33-38.
- ↑ Court decision
- ↑ cricket returns to Christchurch
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ RESUME PLAY: A NEW ERA FOR CRICKET IN POST-EARTHQUAKE CANTERBURY, TVNZ
